John Earl Hammack

John was born and raised in Sisters, Oregon. He was considered to be one of the best Bareback Riders in the Pacific Northwest. He won the All Around at Sisters Rodeo in 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1984. He was a very successful Bareback Rider and Bulldogger and won rodeos all over the country, including the Champion Bareback Riding title at the The Worlds Toughest Rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He made his living Rodeoing and Logging. He loved the outdoors. He was a hard workingman and always took the time to teach and to ensure that he and his partners were safe while logging in the woods. He was a man of his word and reverently respected. He was also a man of God and his religion and spirituality guided him in this life. Believing was not enough for John; he had to act on his strong beliefs and do. He raised his children in Sisters and they followed in his footsteps, both becoming Rodeo Professionals themselves; his son Johnny, a saddle Bronc Rider, and his daughter Kelli Jo, a Barrel Racer. All of his grandchildren are also continuing his legacy in the port of Rodeo. Big John was larger and tougher than life and he touched everyone that he encountered. It was important to him to make his own way in life and his dreams easily became reality. John and his wife Maura built their ranch from the ground up, sawing every board in their mill and implementing solar power so that it was completely self-sufficient. Later in life, John got his greatest joy from helping kids and coaching them in the sport of rodeo and horsemanship, passing on his wisdom and experience to his children, grandchildren and countless others that came in to his life. He is preceded in death by his father Milton Wesley Hammack, brothers Dick and Lyle Hammack and younger sister Becky Hammack. He is survived by his mother Dona Hammack, his wife Maura Hammack, son John Tyler Hammack, daughter Kelli Jo Hammack, grandchildren Taylie, Taitem, T.C., Taelor and Hazey, brothers Jack and Jim, sisters Patty and Denise and numerous nieces and nephews. There will be a celebration of Life on August 13, 2013 at 3:00 PM. In order to accommodate those anticipated to attend, the original venue has been changed to a building at the Redmond Fairgrounds. There will be a potluck dinner for all. In lieu of flowers there is a John Hammack Memorial Fund set up at Wells Fargo Bank. Funeral Home: Redmond Memorial Chapel 717 SW 6th Street Redmond, OR US 97756

John Earl Hammack

May 6, 1955 - August 1, 2013